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J. P. REYBURN. TUG.

No. 430,254. Patented June 17, 1890.

N Q Y "IVE/V701? WIT/W58 UNITED STATES JAMES P. REYBURN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NORMAL, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,254, dated June 17,1890.

Application filed March 6, I890.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES P. REYBURN, of Normal, in the county of McLeanand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Tugs and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

My invention relates to improvements in tugs, the object of the samebeing to provide a trace having devices by means of which the same canbe lengthened or shortened without the use of hame-tugs, trace-buckles,hooks, links, slots in trace, or pressure-bearing of any description,and leavethe back and bellybands at their proper places when saidadjustments are being made.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the back and bellybands backward or forward as required to fit either large or smallhorses.

With the above ends in view, my invention consists in the certainfeatures of construction and combinations of parts as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theentire device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is asection on as as of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view ofthe pin.

A represents a metal box made in two sec tions B and O. The lowersection B is-much deeper than the upper section 0, and is adapted toreceive the traces D. The box A is provided with the perforations E,which pass Serial No. 342,887. (No model.)

through the bottom of the upper section 0. The trace D is also providedwith holes F, adapted to register with perforations E in the box, andare adapted to receive the pin G, which is headed, as shown. The tracemay be lengthened or shortened by varying the length thereof inconnection with the box. A secreting-strap G is secured to the uppersection tain the pin in position and also cover the same from View. Thefree end of said strap is passed through the mortise I, by means ofwhich the same is retained in position. The loop-strap K is riveted tosaid metal box A at one end and to the loops L at the other, therebyretaining the back and belly bands in their proper places while thetrace is being adjusted, as described. It will of course be understoodthat the box may be used at either end of the trace.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a hame tug, the combination, with a metal box provided with a lowersection to receive the trace, an upper section to receive asecreting-strap, said sections and trace being perforated, of apinengaging said perforations, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES P. REYBURN.

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